Section No :  
Legislative Enactments
REGISTRATION OF PERSONS
Marginal Notes
1. This Act may be cited as the Registration of Persons Act.
2. Persons liable to registration. [5, 8 of 2016]
3. Appointment of officers and servants. [7, 8 of 2016]
4. Powers and duties of officers. [8, 8 of 2016]
5. Delegation of powers of the Commissioner.[9, 8 of 2016]
6. National Register of Persons. [10, 8 of 2016]
6A. Duty to inform the Commissioner-General of change of information. [11, 8 of 2016]
7. Order appointing the period within which persons liable to registration are required to apply for such registration.
8. Obligation of person liable to registration to apply for such registration.
9. Applications for registration. [12, 8 of 2016]
10. Grounds on which application for registration may be rejected by the Commissioner. [13, 8 of 2016 ]
11. Disposal of application for registration by the Commissioner. [14, 8 of 2016]
12. Appeals to an appropriate against decisions of the Commissioner on applications for registration.
13. Finality of decisions of the Commissioner on applications for registration.
14. National Identity Cards to be issued to a registered person.[15, 8 of 2016]
15. National Identity card to be produced when required.[16, 8 of 2016]
16. Issue of duplicate identity card in case of loss of original. [17, 8 of 2016]
17. Issue of duplicate case of card in damage, & c, of original. [18, 8 of 2016]
18. Recovery of lost national identity cards.[19, 8 of 2016]
19. Surrender of an identity card. [20, 8 of 2016]
20. Appeals to an appropriate Tribunal against decisions of the Commissioner on applications for duplicates of national identity cards.
21. Finality of decisions of the Commissioner on applications for duplicates of national identity cards.
22. Identity card not transferable. [21, 8 of 2016]
23. Alteration of identity card.
24. Not more than one identity card to be issued to any person.
25. Registration of persons Tribunals.
26. Jurisdiction of a Tribunal.
27. Record of proceedings before a Tribunal.
28. Power to summon witnesses. & c.
29. Persons giving evidence before a Tribunal bound to state the truth. Decision of a Tribunal to contain reasons.
30. Decision of a Tribunal to contain reasons.
31. Costs of proceedings before a Tribunal.
32. Procedure and practice before a Tribunal.
33. Decisions by a Tribunal. [22, 8 of 2016]
34. Punishment of contempts.
35. Failure to obey summons, to give evidence, & c.
36. Cost of copies of photographs. [6, 28 of 1971.1
36A. Waiver of fees. [23, 8 of 2016]
37. Power of Commissioner, & c, to require applicants for registration or duplicate national identity cards to furnish information. [24, 8 of 2016]
38. Power to require employers to furnish returns regarding persons in their employment.
39. Power of Commissioner or authorized officer to require information from persons generally, and to hold inquiries.
39A. Power of the Commissioner-General or an authorized officer to require information from a prescribed authority. [25, 8 of 2016]
39B. The Commissioner-General or a prescribed officer to issue certified copies and furnish information upon request. [25, 8 of 2016]
39C. Commissioner-General to disclose information on matters relating to national security, crime prevention etc. [25, 8 of 2016]
39D. Exemptions. [25, 8 of 2016]
39E. Unauthorized access to the National Register of Persons.[25, 8 of 2016]
39F. Official Secrecy. [25, 8 of 2016]
40. Certificate issued by certain officers for special purposes. [26, 8 of 2016]
41. Limitation in regard to prosecutions.
42. Proof of instrument issued by the commissioner.
43. Commissioner-General, &c. deemed to be peace officers. [27, 8 of 2016]
44. Offences. [28, 8 of 2016]
45. Burden of proof cast on applicants for registration.
46. The operation of the Immigrants and Emigrants Act not to be prejudiced or affected by this Act. [29, 8 of 2016]
47. Certain national identity cards invalid.
48. Offences to be triable summarily by a Magistrate.
49. Liability in case of offences committed by a body corporate or unincorporate.
50. Offences to be cognizable.
51. Compounding of offences.
52. Regulations. [30, 8 of 2016]
53. Service of documents.
54. Fees, fines and penalties to be Consolidated Fund.
55. Interpretation. [31, 8 of 2016]